The next day.
Blue woke up in her own bed and rubbed her faintly aching head. "Ow, ow, ow... What happened? Why am I in bed? Why is it already light out—huh?"
Suddenly remembering what had happened the night before, Blue's eyes widened as she immediately reached for her clothes.
After finding herself completely unharmed, she let out a soft sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness... Hmph! No, it isn't!"
As if she had remembered something, Blue puffed up her cheeks indignantly, pushed open her bedroom door, and found Heiduo making breakfast in the kitchen, along with Silver sitting at the table with a cup of hot milk.
"Ah! Good morning, Sister Blue!"
"Morning."
Blue nodded at Silver, and their greeting caught Heiduo's attention.
"You're up? Your breakfast's being kept warm. Have you washed your face?"
He turned around and spoke casually, but paused when he saw Blue's displeased expression. "Does your head hurt? Want some hangover tea?"
With a Pokédex Holder's physical condition, a little alcohol shouldn't have been a problem, right?
"I'll settle the score with you later!" Blue glared at Heiduo, though she at least refrained from making a scene in front of Silver. Silently, she accepted the cup of Moomoo Milk and stack of toast he handed her.
Heiduo looked utterly baffled, but Blue's complexion was rosy and her breathing steady. She clearly showed no ill effects, and her life force looked perfectly normal under Aura detection. Yesterday's beer probably hadn't drunk her stupid.
After a simple breakfast.
Silver went off to train with his Pokémon. The boy understood the importance of strength too. In this dangerous world full of hidden threats, anything one wanted to do had to be built on the foundation of sufficient power.
Only Heiduo and Blue remained at the dining table.
"Hmph!